# C_2007155EN.01001603.xml

| 7.7.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 155/16 |
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7.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 155/16

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Action brought on 22 May 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-244/07)

(2007/C 155/32)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: P. Dejmek and N. Yerrell, Agents)

Applicant:

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Defendant:

Form of order sought

| — | declare that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2004/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 amending Council Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system (1), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 4 of that directive;
  or in the alternative:
  declare that, by failing to communicate to the Commission the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2004/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 amending Council Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 4 of that directive; |
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declare that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2004/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 amending Council Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system (1), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 4 of that directive;

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or in the alternative:

declare that, by failing to communicate to the Commission the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2004/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 amending Council Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 4 of that directive;

| — | order the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs. |
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order the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposition of Directive 2004/50/EC expired on 29 April 2006.

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(1)  OJ 2004 L 164, p. 114, and corrigendum OJ 2004 L 220, p. 40.

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